James John Corbett (24-4-3) and John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
James John Corbett vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James John Corbett leads 1–0- James John Corbett wonSullivan vs CorbettSep 7, 1892 · KO
The Numbers
- 24-4-3
- Record
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- 82.3%
- Win %
- 94.6% (edge)
- 12
- Wins by knockout
- 32 (edge)
- 50%
- KO rate
- 76.19% (edge)
- 56%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 28
- Bouts tracked
- 51
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm) (edge)
- 160
- Age
- 167
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames John Corbett · 16 wins
KO/TKO
9
Decision
6
Other
1
John L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (28 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedJames John Corbett
WKO · Jan 1894John L. Sullivan
DPTS · Feb 1889DPTS · Mar 1888WTKO · May 1883
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
James John Corbett
LWLLL
L1 streak · last fought Aug 14, 1903
John L. Sullivan
LLWDL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974
Common Questions
- Have James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
- Yes. James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan met once on September 7, 1892, and James John Corbett won by KO.
- Who has the better record, James John Corbett or John L. Sullivan?
- James John Corbett is 24-4-3 and John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3. John L. Sullivan has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, James John Corbett or John L. Sullivan?
- James John Corbett has 12 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan have any common opponents?
- James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan share 3 common opponents: Charley Mitchell, Dominick McCaffrey and Jake Kilrain. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, James John Corbett or John L. Sullivan?
- James John Corbett is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 6 cm above the other. John L. Sullivan also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James John Corbett and John L. Sullivan?
- This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for James John Corbett and 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.